Making Your Network Safe for Databases

An analysis of some guidelines that should be followed if you are implementing a database-driven web site. The suggestions for securing your database start with most simple and work their way up to the most paranoid. If you find yourself in a situation where you cannot implement every one of these guidelines, at least attempt to implement as many as possible. Most of these guidelines are relatively inexpensive and easy to implement, and should be seriously considered if your organization covets the security and confidentiality of its data.